DALLAS, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CustomTracks Corporation (Nasdaq: CUST)
today announced that it has received worldwide encryption export approval from
the U.S. Department of Commerce for its new ZixIt(TM) Digital Signature and
encryption technology.
Under the terms of the export approval, CustomTracks may export ZixIt-
enabled software using 1024-bit public key and Triple-DES encryption.
Countries excluded from the approval are Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea,
Serbia, Sudan, and Syria.
ZixMail(TM), a secure Internet-messaging system, will be the first
application that uses the new ZixIt technology.
ZixMail enables Internet users worldwide to send and receive encrypted and
digitally signed email communications without changing their existing email
addresses or their existing email systems.
ZixMail features include:
-- Allowing only intended recipients to read email messages,
-- Protecting email messages from tampering,
-- Identifying irrefutably the sender of an email message,
-- Adding a Certified Time-stamp to each email message, and
-- Compressing and encrypting email file attachments.
David P. Cook, chairman and chief executive officer of CustomTracks
commented, "ZixMail will be an important addition to the fabric of the
Internet. The ability to communicate securely over the Internet with anyone
worldwide will now become a reality."
Mr. Cook added, "We expect to complete our U.S. patent filings for the
ZixIt technology and the ZixMail system by tomorrow. An announcement
following those filings will be made regarding the opening of an informational
Web site."
CustomTracks Corporation is the developer and owner of the ZixIt(TM)
Digital Signature and encryption technology. CustomTracks is planning to
release a series of products that use the ZixIt technology, including
ZixMail(TM) -- a secure Internet-messaging system -- and ZixCharge(TM) -- an
Internet transaction system. For further investor information about
CustomTracks, visit the company's Web site at www.customtracks.com or contact
investor relations at 972-702-7057.
SOURCE CustomTracks Corporation